Gangaur 2021

Gangaur is celebrated mainly in North Indian states especially in Rajasthan and some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat. Gangaur is an extremely colorful festival and is celebrated with great fervor and devotion by women who worship Gauri or Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva during the month of March–April. It is the celebration of spring, harvest and marital fidelity. Gana is another name for Lord Shiva and Gaur which stands for Gauri or Parvati who symbolizes Saubhagya (marital bliss). The unmarried women worship Gauri for being blessed with a good husband, while married women do so for the welfare, health and long life of their husbands and for a happy married life.

The festival commences on the first day of Chaitra according to Purnimant School and continues for 18 days. In North India Purnimant based calendars start Chaitra month approximately fifteen days before Ugadi and Gudi Padwa. Gangaur is also known as Gauri Tritiya.